Best Veal Chops In Cognac Cream Recipes

UMBRIAN-STYLE VEAL CHOPS

Steps:

• For the dressing: Place the basil, oil, mint, marjoram, vinegar, anchovy paste, rosemary, salt, pepper, garlic, lemon juice and onion in the bowl of a food processor. Blend until chunky. Let the mixture stand for 20 minutes.
• For the veal chops: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chops with the salt and pepper. Cook to medium rare, 10 to 12 minutes, turning the chops over halfway through the cooking time. Let the chops rest for 5 minutes.
• Spoon the dressing on top of the chops and serve.

VEAL CHOPS WITH ROSEMARY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat up a saute pan and spray with non-stick olive oil spray (or use 1 tbsp olive oil). Place chops in pan and sear on each side about 3-4 minutes each. Chops will not be cooked through.
• Remove chops from skillet and add the wine to deglaze. When wine is reduced by half add cream, rosemary and nutmeg and bring to a boil.
• Put chops back in skillet and continue to cook until the cream is reduced by about half. Salt and pepper to taste.

COGNAC SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy medium-size saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the shallots and garlic and saute until transparent, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Then add the cognac and flame.
• To do this, remove the saucepan from the heat and touch a lighted match to the edge of the pan; the fumes of the cognac will ignite.
• Holding the pan away from you, allow the flames to die down naturally.
• Add the stock and cream and simmer over low heat until thickened, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and continue to simmer 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

SILKY VEAL CHOPS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine Boursin, mustard and heavy cream; season with salt and pepper.
• In a heavy skillet melt the butter. Add the chops and brown for 4 minutes on each side. Discard the fat in the skillet, cover tightly, lower the heat and braise for about 5 minutes a side or until just done. Remove them to a broiler pan and preheat the broiler to a low setting
• Pour 1/4 cup of white wine into the skillet and scrape the bottom and corners with a wooden spatula to lift up the deglazings, reduce until 2 tablespoons remains. Add mustard, Boursin and cream mixture to skillet and mix until Boursin barely melts into cream. Remove skillet from heat and stir in Swiss cheese. Pour this over chops and broil, about 2 inches away from heat, for a moment or just until sauce browns and is bubbly.

ROASTED VEAL CHOP WITH MORELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Pour boiling water over morels in a small bowl and soak until morels are softened, about 30 minutes. Transfer morels with a slotted spoon to a medium-mesh sieve set over a bowl. Press on morels with back of spoon to remove excess liquid (be careful not to squeeze out all the moisture), then add to soaking liquid and reserve. Rinse morels to remove any grit. Reserve morels and liquid separately, allowing liquid to settle.
• While morels soak, let veal chops stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Pat chops dry and season with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper (total). Heat an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over medium-high heat until hot. Add oil and heat until smoking, then add veal chops and sear underside well, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn chops over and sear 1 minute.
• Add butter, garlic, and thyme to skillet and baste veal with melting butter. Transfer skillet to oven and cook, basting every few minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center of chop registers 130 to 135°F for medium-rare, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer chops to a plate to rest. Discard garlic and thyme, keeping juices and fat in skillet, and return to burner over medium-high heat. (Handle will be very hot.) Add morels and sauté 1 minute. Add shallot and sauté 1 minute.
• Remove from heat briefly and add Cognac, then return to heat and deglaze, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until most of liquid has evaporated. Slowly pour in reserved soaking liquid, being careful to leave last tablespoon (containing sediment) in bowl. Add meat juices from plate and boil until liquid has reduced to about 1/3 cup.
• Stir in crème fraîche, swirling to incorporate, and boil until morels are lightly coated and liquid is slightly thickened. Stir in chives and tarragon and season with salt and pepper. Serve chops smothered with morels.